The first-ever industrial blueprint for the West of England has been launched with the aim of building on the area’s unique creativity, collaboration and ingenuity to secure sustainable growth. Among ideas suggested in the strategy are connecting researchers, businesses and residents through a Global Centre of Innovation Excellence to focus the area’s innovative strengths...
IT support firm Systemagic has appointed two new employees to its team as it continues a year of growth. Hayley Dixon takes on the new role of business and finance administrator at the Bradford on Avon-based firm while Emily Rigg becomes its first female technician. Hayley has more than 10 years’ experience in customer-facing roles...
The Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards celebrated best business practice, with the winners demonstrating the breadth and depth of talent in the region’s boardrooms. Winners ranged from the West of England’s largest bus operator to a recycling firm behind a state-of-the-art waste handling centre and a fast-growing recruitment. The...
Bath firms are being urged to take part in a new showcase of the West of England’s world-class tech sector. Bristol Technology Festival, which will run from November 2 to 10, aims to raise the profile of the region’s tech sector locally, nationally and internationally and bring together a wide range of existing and...
The leading lights of Bath’s tech scene go head-to-head with rivals from Bristol and across the West of England next week at the region’s top sector-specific awards. The SPARKies – which are staged by TechSPARK, the information hub for all things tech in Bristol, Bath and the West of England – recognise the businesses...
The University of Bath’s £70m global centre of excellence for ultra-low emission vehicles has reached another milestone with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque by science minister Chris Skidmore. The Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) is due to open in 2021 on the Bristol & Bath Science Park – thrusting the West...
Specialist IT group SCISYS looks set to be taken over by Canadian tech giant CGI in an approved offer that values it at nearly £79m. The surprise cash offer, which has been unanimously accepted by the Chippenham-headquartered group’s directors, was revealed to shareholders this morning in announcement on the London Stock Exchange. At 254.15p,...
Specialist software firm i2i Infinity, which works with exporters to provide electronic certificates of origin, has been acquired by a Switzerland-based global certification group. Shepton Mallet-based i2i Infinity provides customs compliance services to exporters and chambers of commerce using innovative proprietary software solutions. Established in 1986 and privately owned, it employs 12 people and...
Specialist IT group SCISYS has said its action to avoid the impact of Brexit on its European space business was continuing to pay off with a strong order book. The Chippenham-headquartered group moved its parent company from the UK to Ireland last year to protect its EU-funded work. At its AGM yesterday, the group...
Bath-based specialist lender 1pm has completed a two-year restructuring and strengthening of its senior management team with the appointment of David Jones to head its group IT, systems and innovation function. David, pictured, has had a career in IT spanning 30 years, having held a variety of senior IT roles for the past 20...
